Opinion | 16 September 2022

India - A Promising opportunity to become hydrogen hub: P. D. Samudra, Former CEO & MD, Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (India)

The” Green Hydrogen” is expected to revolutionise energy and feedstock sources for several applications including oil refining processes, production of fertilizers, Ammonia and Methanol as fuel, steel plants, transportation sector, injections in natural gas pipelines grid, synthetic fuels, buildings, etc.

Chemical | 15 September 2022

Price trends of specialty chemicals in July 2022

Pigment prices have marginally increased on a QoQ basis; however, volume has declined due to lower demand from plastic segment.

Hydrogen | 15 September 2022

Topsoe and First Ammonia launch zero emission ammonia production

This is shaping up to be the largest agreement in the world, to date, for any type of electrolyzer and will displace almost 5 BCM of natural gas and eliminate 13 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per year

Chemical | 15 September 2022

SABIC introduces copolymer resins for rail seating

The new ELCRES resins offer lighter weight and efficient processing without requiring secondary operations.

Sustainability | 15 September 2022

Clariant Oil Services to support carbon reduction and sustainability in the oil industry

The initiative optimizes customers’ onshore and offshore operations and introduces more environmentally acceptable formulations as energy demand soars

Chemical | 15 September 2022

Polystyrene confirmed as safe functional barrier for food contact applications

Polystyrene capable of serving as safe functional barrier for PS recyclate used as middle layer in ABA structure for food packaging, including yoghurt pots

General | 15 September 2022

Clariant awards CHF 150,000 in grants for outstanding Catalysis research

The projects were selected on the basis of their focus on using catalysis to drive forward sustainability in the chemical industry

Chemical | 15 September 2022

Dow and Mura Technology plan to build largest advanced recycling facility at Dow's site in Böhlen, Germany

Mura's new Böhlen facility in Germany, which is expected to be operational by 2025, would deliver approximately 120 kilotons per annum (KTA) of advanced recycling capacity at full run-rate

Sustainability | 15 September 2022

ALPLA and PTT Global Chemical realise Thailand’s largest plastics recycling plant

Two companies will strengthen the region's circular economy and supply the growing markets with high-quality recycled material.

General | 15 September 2022

Coromandel International's VC arm to invest in Drone Startup Dhaksha

The company plans to use this funding for talent acquisition, R&D, and production scale up

Chemical | 15 September 2022

Balaji Amines completes Phase 1 of greenfield project (Unit IV); Phase 2 Capex is Rs. 200-220 Cr

The Capex for these plants would be around Rs. 200 - 220 crore which will be funded entirely by internal accruals

General | 15 September 2022

ICPA to hold biennial conference in New Delhi

Themed UNCAP-IT, the event on September 16-17, 2022 will act as a stimulus to assimilate uncapped ideas for the growth of paint and coating industry

People | 14 September 2022

Mahesh Vishwanathan Iyer appointed Additional Director of Petronet LNG

Iyer is an Electrical Engineer with more than 36 years of rich and diverse experience in GAIL in project execution

Sustainability | 14 September 2022

Filatex India granted patent

Filatex India Limited has been granted a patent for the Process for Recycling of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) waste for a period of 20 years

Chemical | 14 September 2022

Evonik and LIKAT discover new type of hydroformylation

Hydroformylation is one of the most important reactions in industrial organic chemistry

Chemical | 14 September 2022

Global Amines new fatty amines production plant now on stream

The new facility is located in the largest integrated oleochemical site in the world, giving proximity to key feedstock supply

Energy | 14 September 2022

Solvay join hands with Inaventa Solar for efficient solar collector designs

High-heat resistant Ryton PPS replaces metal to enable weight and cost savings, combined with lower carbon footprint and better aesthetic facility integration